Giant panda Jiaozi gives birth to two babies

时间：2007-08-15 08:05:11

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Chinanews, Chengdu, Aug 14 – At 11 o'clock on Monday, giant panda Jiaozi, which has lived in the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base for 12 years, gave birth to two giant panda babies: one male and one female. It is the first time in the world that a giant panda gave birth to two babies at a time through artificial insemination.

 

At 11:14 on Monday morning, Jiaozi gave birth to a female baby after having been pregnant for 104 days. The female giant panda baby weighed 131.5 grams. A half hour later, Jiaozi gave birth to a male baby, weighing 116 grams. This is the fifth time for Jiaozi to give birth to babies. She bore her first baby in 2001.

 

On May 1-2, Jiaozi tried to mate with a male giant panda by herself. However, her attempt became futile1 in the end. After that, scientists applied2 artificial insemination method to Jiaozi three times. Jiaozi finally got pregnant, an expert at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base told this reporter.

 

By August 13, the giant pandas raised at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base had successfully given birth to seven giant panda babies so far this year. The number of giant pandas raised in captivity3 has now reached 66 in Chengdu.

 
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1 futile vfTz2     
adj.无效的，无用的，无希望的
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  • They were killed,to the last man,in a futile attack.因为进攻失败，他们全部被杀，无一幸免。
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2 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
3 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
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  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

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